Twin Figure (Ère Ìbejì) | Yale University Art Gallery

early to mid-20th century

Medium: Wood, beads, and string
Dimensions: 9 × 3 × 2 1/4 in. (22.86 × 7.62 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Eli H. Newberger, B.A. 1962, M.D. 1966, and Dr. Carolyn Moore Newberger
Accession Number: 2016.45.6
Geography: Nigeria
Culture: Yorùbá
Period: 20th century
Classification: Sculpture
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Provenance

Acquired by Eli H. Newberger and Dr. Carolyn Moore Newberger in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, in 1969
Gift of Eli H. Newberger and Dr. Carolyn Moore Newberger to Yale University Art Gallery in 2016

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2015–June 30, 2016," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin: Online Supplement (accessed December 1, 2016), 3

Object copyright

Additional information

Object/Work type

figures (representations)

Subject

twins

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